CHASTITY


Meaning of CHASTITY in English

[noun] [U]Chastity is the state of not having sexual relationships or never having had sex.As a monk, he had taken vows of chastity, poverty and obedience.The education program was designed to promote chastity among young people in an attempt to curb the spread of AIDS.In the past, a chastity belt was a device that some women were forced to wear to prevent them from having sex. It had a part that went between the woman's legs and a lock so that it could not be removed.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.